Charles H. Giffen - O day of radiant gladness - текст песни (слова)

Text: Stanzas 1-2, Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1855), alt.;  stanza 3, Charles P. Price (b. 1920); 
 stanza 4, Hymnal 1982. 
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 O day of radiant gladness, 
 O day of joy and light, 
 O balm of care and sadness, 
 most beautiful, most bright; 
 this day the high and lowly, 
 through ages joined in tune, 
 sing, "Holy, holy, holy," 
 to the great God Triune. 
2 
 
 
 This day at the creation, 
 the light frist had its birth; 
 this day for our salvation 
 Christ rose from depths of earth; 
 this day our Lord victorious 
 the Spirit sent from heaven, 
 and thus this day most glorious 
 a triple light was given. 
3 
 
 
 This day, God's people meetihg, 
 his Holy Scripture hear; 
 his living presence greeting, 
 through Bread and Wine made near. 
 We journey on, believing, 
 renewed with heavenly might, 
 from grace more grace receiving 
 on this blest day of light. 
4 
 
 
 That light our hope sustaining, 
 we walk the pilgrim way, 
 at lenth our rest attaining, 
 our endless Sabbath day. 
 We sing to thee our praises, 
 O Father, Spirit, Son; 
 the Church her voice upraises 
 to thee, blest Three in One.